Anonymous wrote:DH and I dislike adjoining rooms because you can always hear more noise from the other room than you can with standard rooms. When we vacation with extended family, certain people push for adjoining rooms and are borderline obsessive about it. We understand rooms on the same floor and we do allow for certain people to request room blocks that are next to one another or across the hall, but there’s always whining and pushback.

What is the point? I’m genuinely trying to understand what’s so great. Who even wants to hang out in rooms? We prefer everyone to be in their own room when they need to, and meet in the lobby, the dining area or just get out of the hotel to spend time together.

(And no, I’m not opposed to spending time together; I even make the point of let’s just get an AirBnB or a rental house to save money and have built-in shared spaces. But they are old-fashioned and don’t “get” AirBnB and insist on hotel.)

Anonymous wrote:I don’t like adjoining rooms either, but I think part of the appeal (to people who are not me) is it’s easier to come and go between rooms while in PJs at night or not yet dressed for the day in the morning.

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I dislike adjoining rooms because you can always hear more noise from the other room than you can with standard rooms. When we vacation with extended family, certain people push for adjoining rooms and are borderline obsessive about it. We understand rooms on the same floor and we do allow for certain people to request room blocks that are next to one another or across the hall, but there’s always whining and pushback.

What is the point? I’m genuinely trying to understand what’s so great. Who even wants to hang out in rooms? We prefer everyone to be in their own room when they need to, and meet in the lobby, the dining area or just get out of the hotel to spend time together.

(And no, I’m not opposed to spending time together; I even make the point of let’s just get an AirBnB or a rental house to save money and have built-in shared spaces. But they are old-fashioned and don’t “get” AirBnB and insist on hotel.)

What is interesting here is that you characterize people with different preferences than you as pushy and obsessive. The reason you have for your preference is that you think you can hear more noise coming from the adjoining room. Valid, but not overly compelling- particularly when you say you don't spend a lot of time in the room. Reasons people have for wanting adjoining rooms is less overall hassle and noise for everyone to visit when they don't have to go into the hall with a key and open/close the doors. Also valid, but not overly-compelling.

You can do what you want and do what you prefer. Don't have to make this a right/wrong thing and negatively characterize people with other preferences. They could be calling you obsessive about NOT having adjoining rooms.

Anonymous wrote:DH and I dislike adjoining rooms because you can always hear more noise from the other room than you can with standard rooms. When we vacation with extended family, certain people push for adjoining rooms and are borderline obsessive about it. We understand rooms on the same floor and we do allow for certain people to request room blocks that are next to one another or across the hall, but there’s always whining and pushback.

What is the point? I’m genuinely trying to understand what’s so great. Who even wants to hang out in rooms? We prefer everyone to be in their own room when they need to, and meet in the lobby, the dining area or just get out of the hotel to spend time together.

(And no, I’m not opposed to spending time together; I even make the point of let’s just get an AirBnB or a rental house to save money and have built-in shared spaces. But they are old-fashioned and don’t “get” AirBnB and insist on hotel.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH and I dislike adjoining rooms because you can always hear more noise from the other room than you can with standard rooms. When we vacation with extended family, certain people push for adjoining rooms and are borderline obsessive about it. We understand rooms on the same floor and we do allow for certain people to request room blocks that are next to one another or across the hall, but there’s always whining and pushback.

What is the point? I’m genuinely trying to understand what’s so great. Who even wants to hang out in rooms? We prefer everyone to be in their own room when they need to, and meet in the lobby, the dining area or just get out of the hotel to spend time together.

(And no, I’m not opposed to spending time together; I even make the point of let’s just get an AirBnB or a rental house to save money and have built-in shared spaces. But they are old-fashioned and don’t “get” AirBnB and insist on hotel.)

What is interesting here is that you characterize people with different preferences than you as pushy and obsessive. The reason you have for your preference is that you think you can hear more noise coming from the adjoining room. Valid, but not overly compelling- particularly when you say you don't spend a lot of time in the room. Reasons people have for wanting adjoining rooms is less overall hassle and noise for everyone to visit when they don't have to go into the hall with a key and open/close the doors. Also valid, but not overly-compelling.

You can do what you want and do what you prefer. Don't have to make this a right/wrong thing and negatively characterize people with other preferences. They could be calling you obsessive about NOT having adjoining rooms.

Anonymous wrote:DH and I dislike adjoining rooms because you can always hear more noise from the other room than you can with standard rooms. When we vacation with extended family, certain people push for adjoining rooms and are borderline obsessive about it. We understand rooms on the same floor and we do allow for certain people to request room blocks that are next to one another or across the hall, but there’s always whining and pushback.

What is the point? I’m genuinely trying to understand what’s so great. Who even wants to hang out in rooms? We prefer everyone to be in their own room when they need to, and meet in the lobby, the dining area or just get out of the hotel to spend time together.

(And no, I’m not opposed to spending time together; I even make the point of let’s just get an AirBnB or a rental house to save money and have built-in shared spaces. But they are old-fashioned and don’t “get” AirBnB and insist on hotel.)

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you! The ones who push for it act like it is some huge deal, and it’s just not. DH and I are on the same page, so it’s not changing, I just wanted to see if we were “missing” anything because those who push for it are ridiculously pushy and adamant. I’m to the point where DH and I are just going to book our own room (we always pay for our own) and let the chips fall where they may if there’s more whining. We are totally open to being on the same floor, across the hall, or even next door, but adjoining rooms are so noisy, and there’s no clear benefit.